- Actor-Inspired Element:
- The use of Enya's "Orinoco Flow" in the American film was suggested by Daniel Craig. It was initially met with disbelief and doubts with regards to whether or not it would work. The rest, as they say, is history.
- Rooney Mara told David Fincher that Lisbeth Salander was a natural redhead who dyed her hair black. Thus, they created a red merkin for her to wear.
- Banned in China: The film was banned in Vietnam, though the decision was ultimately made by Sony's international distribution company, who protested Vietnam's censors cutting out the nude scenes.
- Development Hell: Sequels for the film got stuck in development hell for so long that Sony decided to just skip to The Girl in the Spider's Web with an entirely new cast.
- Dyeing for Your Art:
- According to director David Fincher, Rooney Mara dove headfirst into her portrayal of Lisbeth, chopping off her long brown hair to a dyed-black pixie cut, bleaching her eyebrows, getting both ears pierced (all together four times), and getting her eyebrow and one nipple pierced as well (nose and lip piercings were fake). She also kept the nipple piercing for years just so she wouldn't have to go through the annoyingly long healing process again for a sequel. Say what you will about her, she doesn't do things in half measures.
- Daniel Craig also gained weight to make himself look more normal and less like James Bond.
- Enforced Method Acting: The physicality of shooting the rape scene was so severe that the bruises on Rooney Mara's body in the shower scene were real. Her make-up artist was even fooled into thinking her make-up had already been applied.
- Fake Nationality: All over the American film version. The only actual Swede in the main cast is Stellan Skarsgård. The rest are British, American, or Canadian, except for one Dutch man, and one Croatian.
- Remake Cameo: David Dencik - who plays the younger Morell - had played Janne in the original Swedish film.
- Star-Making Role: Rooney Mara had already been getting lots of attention for her One-Scene Wonder role in The Social Network, but this made sure that everyone knew who she was.
- Throw It In!:
- Mikael catching the water bottle was an ad-lib by Daniel Craig.
- While filming a scene in a diner, the crew discovered Michael Nyqvist's daughter working there while attending school, so they wrote in a couple of lines for her. She plays the barista giving Mikael a sandwich at the beginning.
- Wag the Director: Mikael having an English accent was because Daniel Craig thought the idea of American, Canadian and British actors using bad fake Swede accents was silly.
- What Could Have Been:
- Emily Browning, Eva Green,note Anne Hathaway, Scarlett Johansson, Keira Knightley, Jennifer Lawrence, Carey Mulligan, Elliot Page, Natalie Portman, Léa Seydoux,note Kristen Stewart, Olivia Thirlby, Mia Wasikowska, Emma Watson and Evan Rachel Wood were among the actresses considered for the role of Lisbeth Salander. Some actresses turned down the role; others were rejected by filmmakers and the studio—Johansson for being "too sexy", Lawrence for being "too tall", etc.
- There was a campaign among fans to get Noomi Rapace to reprise her role in the American remake too. Roger Ebert even championed it. She declined, having had enough of playing Lisbeth for three years in a row.
- George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Viggo Mortensen, and Brad Pitt were considered for the role of Mikael Blomkvist. Daniel Craig also turned the role down initially because he wouldn't be able to commit with Skyfall. However when filming on that was pushed back, he became available and took the role.
- Max von Sydow was the original choice to play Henrik, but he had to drop out and was replaced by Christopher Plummer.
- Nils was originally supposed to be clothed in Lisbeth's revenge scene.
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